Meltdown - Expanded Skyrim Weaponry Edition
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 16 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
As someone who greatly enjoys playing with Arthmoor's Ars Metallica on their load order, and thinks that melting down weapons should have been a basic functionality and part of the base game, I find it jarring that I am able to melt vanilla weapons and armour (thanks to his mod), but not those added by custom armour or weapon packs.
There is a mod that allows you to melt every metallic piece of equipment under the sun on Oldrim, but it requires SKSE, and thus I don't expect to see it on the SSE Nexus in the near future.
Over time, I've made several mods for my own personal use that allowed me to melt down equipment added by some of the larger weapon packs on the SSE Nexus. I thought others may be interested in this functionality as much as I, and after asking for permission, am now uploading a Meltdown mod for Expanded Skyrim Weaponry.
As its namesake indicates, this mod's foremost feature is that it allows the player to melt all of the weapons added by the Expanded Skyrim Weaponry collection and retrieve however many ingots were invested in forging said weapons. This does not apply to Unenchanted Staves, Dragonbone or Daedric weapons added by the Expanded Skyrim Weaponry pack.
This mod only adds custom crafting recipies and thus should be compatible with everything, but Expanded Skyrim Weaponry (Version 1. 0. 1) is required for the mod to function at all.
First, you must download and install Expanded Skyrim Weaponry, without which this mod will not function.
Then, download and activate this mod on NMM/Mod Organizer/Your Mod Manager of Choice as you would most other mods.
If anything doesn't work as advertised and/or you run into any issues, please let me know and I will try to address those issues at my earliest convenience.
Apart from potential bugfixes, I have no planned updates for this mod. I am, however, looking to upload one last Meltdown mod for Lore Weapon Expansion, but am waiting for permission from InsanitySorrow. No ETA on this.
Lrsamways for creating the original Expanded Skyrim Weaponry mod, and for allowing me to upload this mod as an add-on to their mod.
xEdit by ElminsterAU and the SSEEdit Team, used to make this mod.
Arthmoor for creating Ars Metallica, which drove me to make this mod in the first place.
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Meltdown - Expanded Skyrim Weaponry Edition lets you recycle weapons from Expanded Skyrim Weaponry back into ingots, excluding staves, Dragonbone, and Daedric items. A niche utility for crafting-focused players, with 249 endorsements and last updated in 2017.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-tested with 249 endorsements and nearly 6,000 downloads.
- Solves the problem of wasted materials when you outgrow or disenchant weapons.
- Tight integration with Expanded Skyrim Weaponry—no extra bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Only works with Expanded Skyrim Weaponry—useless if you don't run that mod.
- No support for staves or top-tier Dragonbone/Daedric gear, so endgame loot stays locked.
- Last updated in 2017—might have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or mods.
For Skyrim crafters who use Expanded Skyrim Weaponry and hate wasting ingots on obsolete gear. Skip if you don't use that mod or if you prefer to keep your weapons as trophies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Expanded Skyrim Weaponry is installed first, then drop this mod's files into your Data folder or use a mod manager.
- Check your load order—this mod should load after Expanded Skyrim Weaponry to ensure the recipes are recognized.
- Test melting a cheap iron weapon first to confirm the ingot return works before scrapping your good gear.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Sunlar
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,972
- Endorsements
- 249
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 8/23/2017
- Updated
- 8/23/2017
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